Sat 09 October 2021: Thousands of protesters including members of far-right groups demonstrated in central Rome on Saturday against the extension of the Covid-19 health pass system to all workplaces. There were scuffles with police as the demonstrators took aim at the health pass, which has been a requirement to enter museums, sporting events and […]
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Sat 09 October 2021: Long covid has been given an official clinical definition by the World Health Organization (WHO). The United Nations body released its definition of what it calls “post COVID-19 condition” on Wednesday, flagging that it typically occurs three months from the onset of COVID-19 with symptoms that last for at least two months and […]
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Sat 09 October 2021: In Brazil, deaths have topped 600,000, according to government data released on Friday. Despite this, bars in the country’s financial center, Sao Paulo, are full again, as social distancing is no more. So far the country has not faced the predicted destruction of another wave from the delta varient. The country’s average […]
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Fri 08 October 2021: To vaccinate 70% of the population in each nation, at least 11 billion anti-coronavirus vaccines must be produced, according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who added that the goal can be met at the current level of production if the vaccines are spread equally. At a joint online news conference […]
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Fri 08 October 2021: South Africans can now download their digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate following the official launch by the Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla. Addressing a media briefing on government’s efforts in the fight against COVID-19 and the national vaccination rollout programme on Friday, the Minister said the certificate could be used for travel […]
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Fri 08 October 2021: As Sydney prepares to lift key restrictions next week after more than 100 days in lockdown, doctors have warned that easing COVID-19 restrictions too quickly could put strain on health systems and put lives at risk. Stay-at-home orders are set to be lifted on Monday, after New South Wales met its […]
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Thu 07 October 2021: Merck announced a supply and purchase deal with Singapore on Wednesday, ensuring access to its experimental oral COVID-19 antiviral medicine. Singapore is the latest Asian country to request supplies. The drug Molnupiravir is designed to introduce errors into the genetic code of the coronavirus and would be the first oral antiviral […]
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Thu 07 October 2021: Moderna plans to invest about $500 million to build a factory in Africa to make up to 500 million doses of mRNA vaccines each year, including its COVID-19 shot, as pressure grows on the pharmaceutical industry to manufacture drugs on the continent. Moderna’s proposed site will also include bottling and packaging capabilities. The company said […]
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Wed 06 October 2021: On Wednesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stated that all rail and air passengers, as well as employees, will be required to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. “Today we are fulfilling two of our main commitments — mandatory vaccination for federal employees and mandatory vaccination for travel,” Trudeau said. The mandatory vaccine […]
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Wed 06 October 2021: The Department of Health has confirmed that its currently testing South Africa’s digital COVID-19 vaccine certificate to “troubleshoot” all possible glitches ahead of the official launch. This comes after the South African COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate System portal went live on Tuesday. The system will allow users to create a QR code […]
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